Word: faults
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...concert of the Glee Club and Pierian Sodality last night was well attended. The first selection was "The Caliph of Bagdad," by Boieioien. This was well rendered by the Pierian, the only visible fault being a little uncertainty in the second violins in the first part. The "March in Springtime" was well given by the Glee Club and elicited much applause. Storch's "Serenade," which introduced Mr. McCagg in a tenor solo, received an encore. Then came the event of the evening, Mr. Burton's new song, the "Song of Wabun." The tenor part was well given by Mr. Lilienthal...
Complain and find fault as you may, you must acknowledge that the modern miss is, after all, a pretty nice institution and one that you wouldn't care to part with. Why grumble at their vanity, you silly fellow, when you are the only one to profit by it! Yours...
...present system of theme writing, while possessing many undeniable advantages, inasmuch as the students are led thereby to do some original thinking and useful reading, is nevertheless apparently at fault in some not unimportant respects. A theme is written by the student on one of several subjects assigned by the instructor, handed in at the appointed time, and then returned to the student corrected by the instructor according to his own ideas of style, expression, et cetera. This way is well enough, provided we take the instructor in question as absolute authority in all questions arising in this subject...
...performances and the critics pronounced her the finest actress even in America. It is told us by one who has recently seen her performance of "Adrienne," that she shows a remarkable improvement in her acting since her inauspicious career in Boston, but her pronunciation is still seriously at fault...
...been announced that the number of contestants for the Boylston prizes has been reduced from twenty to sixteen. This is one of the most desirable steps that could have been taken in the matter. In all previous years the fault has been that the audience was wearied by the large number of speeches. In addition to this, the judges have frequently found it difficult to judge decisively, at least, as to the relative merits of the candidates. These and all similar inconveniences will thus be considerably obviated...